Steering tie rods

[JustBadly]

Had the minor news that the steering tie rods were playing. Garage said it was about 1 hours work and (god forbid) they would also realign the steering. Took it upon myself to replace both sides and honestly it was not that bad. Essential to have the tools so I purchased a universal tie rod wrench for the inners. Jaguar use the ear-type band for the CV boot anyway and they are cheap enough. Tightened the inner tie rods to 100Nm with loctite thread lock and checked wheel alignment with a laser. Super.

[Dean Wellman]

Such a good feeling when you achieve doing something for yourself, and save yourself  cash at the same time! I've just done the headlight rebuild, I'd been putting it off  for some time, but, once I  decided to crack on with it, I was surprised how easy it was, and how inexpensive to do! I'm now doing a second pair as back ups should I need them, the bonus is that I've only got to buy a new set of adjusters (£16) as the polishing kit is good for several headlamps, thanks for posting, as it adds to the knowledge base.